abordonsvsaccordonsConfusable pair

Which to use

“abordons” and “accordons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,552
“abordons” frequency rank
#39,129
“accordons” frequency rank
85681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abordons accordons
Definition Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aborder. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accorder.

Where the eye mixes abordons and accordons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abordons runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCC) against accordons's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
abordons
9 ch
accordons

Look-alike desk: abordons vs accordons

A purely visual mix-up. abordons (\a.bɔʁ.dɔ̃\) and accordons (\a.kɔʁ.dɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abordons is recorded at frequency rank #46,552, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bɔʁ.dɔ̃\. accordons is at rank #39,129, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.kɔʁ.dɔ̃\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 85681, this pair ranks #10,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abordons vs accordons

Shared letters: adnors. Private to "abordons": b. Private to "accordons": c.

"abordons" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC  ·  "accordons" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abordonsabbordons · abodrons · aborddons · abordnos · abordonns · abordonss · abordosn · aborodns
  • accordonsaccodrons · accorddons · accordnos · accordonns · accordonss · accordosn · accorodns · accorrdons

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abordons" and "accordons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.bɔʁ.dɔ̃\ versus \a.kɔʁ.dɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abordons" or "accordons"?
"accordons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,129 in our French list, against #46,552 for "abordons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abordons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "accordons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abordons" and "accordons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordons vs adorons". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #10,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list